American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Multicenter Study
Patients' perceptions and responses to procedural pain: results from Thunder Project II.
Little is known about the painfulness of procedures commonly performed in acute and critical care settings. ⋯ Procedural pain varies considerably and is procedure specific. Because procedures are performed so often, more individualized attention to preparation for and control of procedural pain is warranted.